Commerce and industry thrive across the new nation, now one of the wealthiest on Earth. The Erie Canal brings big risk and bigger reward. In the South, cotton is king but slavery fuels a growing divide.
Aired: Apr 25, 2010From Jamestown to Plymouth, early settlers fight for survival. Tobacco sows t...
Aired: Apr 25, 2010The colonies declare independence, taking on the might of the British Empire....
Aired: May 2, 2010Trailblazing pioneers set out to conquer the vast continent west of the mount...
Aired: May 2, 2010Commerce and industry thrive across the new nation, now one of the wealthiest...
Aired: May 9, 2010The Civil War rages. The minie ball is the great equalizer on the battlefield...
Aired: May 9, 2010The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation and transforms the Heartland....
Aired: May 16, 2010Americans conquer a new frontier - the modern city - with Carnegie's empire o...
Aired: May 16, 2010America strikes oil and the boom time begins. Henry Ford brings the motorcar ...
Aired: May 23, 2010Boom turns to bust when the stock market crash ushers in the Great Depression...
Aired: May 23, 2010The attack on Pearl Harbor brings America into World War. The war effort revi...
Aired: May 30, 2010America becomes a global superpower; technology fuels a boom in the economy a...
Aired: May 31, 2010The Cold War is the first test for the new superpower. The Challenger disaste...
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Current Status: Ended
Network: History
Production Country: United Kingdom
Genres:Documentary, History
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